Portable Team Pool Cue Rack

ABSTRACT

A Portable Team Pool Cue Rack for supporting multiple billiard cues in a generally upright position. The Portable Team Pool Cue Rack includes a strap for removable attachment to a stool, chair, post or the like. A ridged resilient member is capable of surrounding the circumference of each player&#39;s pool cue shaft, so that the base end of the pool cue may be placed on the floor and the shaft of each player&#39;s pool cue may be inserted into the member for retention.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

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FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

This invention pertains to the use of holders of pool cues, moreparticularly to the safe storage of pool cues during team play.

DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART

Pool cues are the tools and means for playing the game of pool. A poolcue is made to be straight and true to enable an accurate shot. They aremade of fine hard woods, aluminum or fiber glass. They may have inlaysof exotic materials. The handle wrapped in fine linen, leather or othergrips. Pool cues range in price into the thousands of dollars. Personalpool cues are very valuable. Leagues have been formed to play pool in arecreation type format, gathering friends and family together for alittle friendly competition. During play one or two people play whilefour to eight people wait to play. The people waiting need someplace tostore their valuable pool cue. Pool halls, bar rooms and recreationhalls usually have pool cues available to play. They are stored in apool cue rack usually attached to the wall and sometimes on the floor.The pool cue racks are often a distance from the table on which you willbe playing or if the pool cue rack is close it is occupied. My inventionallows players waiting their turn to stand their pool cues upright in asecure pool cue rack that can be attached to any chair, stool or column;keeping a teams pool cues together and safe between matches.

SUMMARY

A portable team pool cue rack for attaching to a support base (chair,stool or post) includes a strapping device long enough to encircle thebase and has a connector (double D, clasp, buckle or button) to securethe strap. A back on which to attach strap (by staples, screws or nails)and which attaches to the base, the base having holes drilled equallysized and spaced large enough to accommodate said pool cue. The back andbase of portable team cue rack is being formed from any solid materialsuch as wood, plastic or metal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The following drawings are based on the prototype.

FIG. 1 is an example of present invention, portable team pool cue rack,in typical use during a tournament or league play.

FIG. 2 is a Top elevation of portable team pool cue rack embodying thepresent invention.

FIG. 3 is a Back view of portable team pool cue rack embodying thepresent invention.

FIG. 4 is the End view of portable team pool cue rack showing the Teeformation of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a Front view of portable team pool cue rack

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a portable team pool cue rack. The mainobjective of the present invention is to provide a portable team poolcue rack that may be attached around any chair, stool or post.Furthermore an object of present invention is to provide a portable teampool cue rack that is simple and easy to manufacture.

FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates portable team pool cue holder (10)attached by strap (1) to common bar stool (20) (instead of stool,portable team pool cue holder could as easily be strapped to a backlessstool, chair or column) by any of a number of connectors includingdouble “D”, Velcro or clasp. Portable pool cue holder (10) has tenequally sized and spaced apertures (4) (with three of them being used bypool cues and a bridge in FIG. 1) to hold and maintain an upright,accessible and safe central location for storing your teams valuablepool cues.

FIG. 2 illustrates the top view of the portable team pool cue holder(10) and shows the strap (1) approximately 42 inches long to fit aroundmany size receptacles. The strap (1) is attached to the plate (2) andbase (3) by staples or screws. The base (3) has ten equally sized andspaced holes (4) large enough for the butt of a pool cue to fit through.

FIG. 3 illustrates the back view of the portable team pool cue holderhaving strap (1), approximately 42 inches long allowing for many sizedreceptacles, attached by staples or screws to the back (2).

FIG. 4 illustrates the end view of portable team pool cue holder withstrap (1) attached to back (2) and base (3) with staples or screwsforming a solid foundation for the safe storage of a teams valuable poolcues.

FIG. 5 illustrates the front view of portable team pool cue holder withback (2) in a vertical position and base (3) in a horizontal position.

I claim:
 1. A portable pool rack having the back a solid structureattached to the top and the top having equally spaced apertures suitableto enclose and retain any pool cue: attached to the back is any lengthof fastening material held together by tying, clasping, snapping orusing rings to connect opposite ends in a manner that will secure it toany type of chair, stool or column near the pool table. No other poolcue rack has a strap to secure its position.